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The Dodgers 24 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 4: beat the Giant six to three, Clayton Kershaw's final start 25 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 4: in Dodger Stadium in theory, in practicality, he goes four 26 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 4: and a third inning, he strikes out Rafael Devers his 27 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 4: final batter. H comes out to a huge ovation, tells 28 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 4: Dave Roberts, do I'm stay in the game. No, he 29 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 4: doesn't get that comes out to a huge ovation. He 30 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 4: was trailing to one at the time. Show Heyo Tani, 31 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 4: it's a three run homer. Mookie Betts, it's a solo shot. 32 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 4: In the fifth inning, they turn a three to a 33 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 4: two to one deficit into a five to two lead. 34 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: They go on to win it six to three. They 35 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: win Clayton Kershaw's last start. They likely end the San 36 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: Francisco Giants playoff hope. So really a win win night 37 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:08,079 Speaker 1: for the Dodgers tonight, basically on every single way you 38 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: could possibly think of on the scoreboard, end in the standings, 39 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: and oh, by the way, they clinch a playoff spot. 40 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: They had it clinched with Arizona's loss earlier, but now 41 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,679 Speaker 1: they're also officially going to the playoffs. 42 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 3: Now out on the field, getting the Kings. Welcome the 43 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 3: crowds staying around just to cheer a little bit longer, 44 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 3: show some love. About as much as you'll ever see 45 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 3: Clayton Kershaw smile anywhere near a baseball diamond. He's not 46 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 3: actually inside the white lines. I think that goes off 47 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 3: as soon as he goes in there. But just incredible, right, 48 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 3: I said, you guys. The clip MLB earlier put out 49 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 3: the fact that the first batter Clayton Kershaw ever faced 50 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 3: May TWI, two thousand and eight, struck him out. Skip 51 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 3: Schumacher the victim. Last batter he. 52 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: Faces will skip Schumacher's managing the Mets next season. You 53 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,679 Speaker 1: just wait, the Mets blow this down stretch, he'll be 54 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: the Mets manager next time. 55 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 3: He'll get payback. And then he strikes out Devers, gets 56 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 3: that one last hitter takes him down here on September nineteenth, 57 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 3: and then Otani the three run opposite field home run 58 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 3: and the biggest bat flip that's now getting memed already 59 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 3: how much he really walked that one down to first 60 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 3: base as it sailed into the left field seats. But 61 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,239 Speaker 3: just an incredible kind of circumstance. Over the course of 62 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 3: the night, every time we had a little break in 63 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 3: the action, I turned up the audio and this crowd 64 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 3: was buzzing all the way through. 65 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: So how did it sound. Clayton Kershaw's final start the 66 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: greatest left handed pitcher that any of us have ever seen. 67 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: Here's the final call where another left hander finds a 68 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: way to get out of a big jam and close 69 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: it out. 70 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 5: Two on two. Out of the pitch, he swings, pops 71 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 5: it up left side of the infield, Mochi bets running 72 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 5: in a couple of steps, he settles under it makes 73 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 5: the catching. 74 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: The ballgame is over. There's in the win column. There 75 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: was Dodgers TV on the call right there. They get 76 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: the w Clayton Kershaw gets a win, and uh, look, 77 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: this is why we talked to this a couple of times, 78 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: but I want you to just just follow me on 79 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: this where That's why it was such a big deal 80 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: tonight that today's tonight's game was on Apple TV. And 81 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,480 Speaker 1: Apple couldn't find a way or Major League Baseball couldn't 82 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: find a way to say, hey, can we let MLB 83 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: network carry your programming? Can we let Spectrum Sports Net 84 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: carry your programming. This is not just a big game. 85 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 1: This is not if the Yankees and Red Sox were 86 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: playing a big game at the end of the season. 87 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: This is the celebration of baseball. Can we take your 88 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: broadcast put it on TV so everybody could see it? All? Right? Kershaw, 89 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: you know his legacy, And we're gonna get to a 90 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:45,039 Speaker 1: big topic on Kershaw coming up in a second. But 91 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: it's something you need to see simply because you don't 92 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: know when he's going to pitch again, and if he's 93 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: going to pitch again. Now, I firmly believe he's gonna 94 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: pitch again. Right at some point you're gonna see him 95 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:01,239 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. But is he gon to start again? Well, 96 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: right now, he's scheduled to start in Seattle next week. 97 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: But if the Dodgers have the division clinched, is he 98 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: gonna start? Do you really need him to pitch? Or 99 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,919 Speaker 1: you're gonna wait and let him rest his arm for 100 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: when you need him in the playoffs? Is he gonna 101 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: start in the playoffs? Well, Blake Snell's gonna start a 102 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:21,799 Speaker 1: playoff game, so is Yamamoto, right, so is Otani? Possibly 103 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: Glassnell is gonna start. They've all been pitching well, is 104 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: Kershaw gonna start or is Kershaw's best bet to see 105 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: him pitch a piggyback game where Otani starts and Kershaw 106 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: comes in, and that's the plan going in. It's gonna 107 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: be Otani to Kershaw. That's the Dodgers are doing, right, 108 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: That's where my money would go. Would be the next 109 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: time we see him, I could say, for Shah, hey, 110 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: Otani and kersher right, borrow that idea from the Mets 111 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: that's worked so far. I think piggybacking is gonna be 112 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 1: the new bullpen games in the playoffs, where hey, we 113 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: could save a bullpen and have a couple of guys 114 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: pitching each go through the order twice, don't see him 115 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: a third time around, Like this is a strategy that 116 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: I think is gonna start to become commonplace. But that's 117 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: the first time I could clearly see it with the Dodgers. 118 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: But that would be the next time I would say, Okay, 119 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 1: I can I can feel for certain we're gonna see 120 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:08,479 Speaker 1: Kershaw in the playoffs because next week, yeah, maybe, but 121 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,919 Speaker 1: maybe not like in the playoffs. Yeah you think so, 122 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: but maybe not. Right after the first two games of 123 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: the playoffs start, everything is up in the air. You 124 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: don't know what kind of bullpen you've used? Are you 125 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: down to zip? Can you go to Clayton Kershaw? Can 126 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: you not like what's gonna happen? Like that? Everything gets 127 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: Everything is different after the first two games of a 128 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: playoff series, depending where the series sits, how many pitchers 129 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: you have used. So yeah, and nothing is set in stone. 130 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: That's why tonight was such a big deal to see 131 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 1: Kershaw pitch the last time. No, that's it. 132 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 3: We talk about history, longevity, one team, one identity. You know, 133 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 3: we started doing the word association game after the announcement 134 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 3: came down yesterday. Jason, what do you do? You say? 135 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 3: Dodgers like Kershaw is one of the first things that 136 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 3: pops up. I mean, it's been part of all life. 137 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 3: My daughter was born a month after the guy debut. 138 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 3: I've watched his entire career. Now she drives away and 139 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 3: tells me to do to beat it? You know it's that. 140 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: Did you say? You just tell her? Hey, listen, I 141 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:08,680 Speaker 1: saw what Kershaw has done the last eighteen years. You've 142 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: not nearly done enough. That's how you get a retention. 143 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 3: No, No, I mean we certainly do have our motivational speeches. 144 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 3: There's no question about it. Tomorrow, She'll take the pitch 145 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 3: at eleven am. Dad Taylor may not be loud off 146 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 3: on the side to try to fire him up, we 147 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 3: don't know. But all of that to say, it's it's 148 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 3: just takes on that that whole other scope. Whatever the 149 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 3: Dodgers and they're pushed to a back to back title 150 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 3: and we haven't seen that in twenty five years. It's 151 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 3: a big deal. But how Clayton Kershaw will be used 152 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 3: is the next step. So Dave Roberts, I'm sure we'll 153 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 3: be addressing that in the post game. That'll be one 154 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 3: of the questions. When are we seeing him again? We'll 155 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 3: find out if they stay according to what the schedule 156 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 3: would be in that last start on the road in Seattle, 157 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 3: whether that comes to fruition or not. But to have 158 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 3: this type of celebration and they keep showing his wife 159 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 3: Ellen in the crowd and her tears, and the kids 160 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 3: losing their minds and going mimicking the umpire when the strikeouts, 161 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 3: the crowd hanging on every pitch like it's everything you want, 162 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 3: you know, I give the Wayne Randazzo and Dontrelle Willis 163 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 3: on the call for Apple. You know, they actually addressed 164 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 3: it in the second inning. It's like, well, some Dodger 165 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 3: fans would be looking for Joe Davis. He is here 166 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 3: because it's his bobblehead night, and I wanted to ask him. 167 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 3: You know, one big thing about Clayton, it's like that 168 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 3: the guy didn't stop that he always found a way. 169 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 3: And that's it. Now it's a question of finding your way. 170 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 3: And what you're talking about. We've been going back and forth. 171 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 3: We went with it yesterday with you know, pitchers, and 172 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 3: during this twenty year period and playoffs and playoff Kershaw 173 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 3: versus regular season, tried to find the balance of who's better. 174 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 3: Had a couple of folks stumping for Tim Linsgham, and 175 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 3: he's like and I appreciate that he had three to 176 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 3: four years where he was a dominant starter, a lot 177 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 3: of ten win seasons, but where he was truly dominated, 178 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 3: but obviously a huge guy in the postseason for them. 179 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 3: Now it's Clayton Kershaw's opportunity to have one more chapter written, 180 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 3: uh for this Dodger run. Because as we've watched Dave 181 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,319 Speaker 3: Roberts work a bullpen, Jason, they're going to need him. 182 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: Oh, ye, hundred percent. You know he went, I'm gonna 183 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:22,400 Speaker 1: use everybody. Look, I feel confident he's gonna pitch again. 184 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: It's just you don't know when is he gonna start again? 185 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: Is he gonna You can't bank on it, right, That's 186 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: why that's why tonight was so special. Now, a really 187 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: interesting moment in the game because it was a great broadcast, 188 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: you know, getting to see Matthew Stafford was there. Of course, 189 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: you know they were teammates in high school. Maybe you've 190 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: heard about this story before the Rams even put that 191 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: up on Twitter. Yeah, yeah, we had the joke first, 192 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: and then the Rams toole it from us. But that's okay, 193 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 1: that's all right. We had to job again. Not the 194 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: first time stuff has been taken from us, that's all right. Uh. 195 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: But here was Dave Roberts, you know, in a in 196 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:56,559 Speaker 1: a career that had so many signature moments. Dave Roberts 197 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: was asked what stands out to him, what's the moment 198 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: that stands out to him from Clayton Kershaw's career. And 199 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 1: here's Dave Roberts, You've been with him for ten years. 200 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 5: What do you think is going to be the defining moment? 201 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 2: That kersh OUs a Dodger. 202 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 6: You know what, that's a that's a great question. I've 203 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 6: done with them for ten years, as you said, you know, 204 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 6: coming out of the bullpen in DC to close out 205 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 6: Game five, obviously, running onto the field in Texas, winning 206 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 6: the World Series out of right field. 207 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: Out of the pen. 208 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:29,839 Speaker 6: You know, we've been on a long ride and it 209 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,559 Speaker 6: always it hasn't been linear, but I'll tell you what, 210 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 6: there's just no one that has more compete, preparation and 211 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 6: with guys as a professional, and for him to wear 212 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 6: the same uniform for eighteen years is pretty special. 213 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: Oh so there's Dave Roberts, you know, getting a question. 214 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: I'm sure he didn't expect to get. Oh man, yeah, 215 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 1: ten years ed you said, what am I thinking of? 216 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: What am I thinking of? But honestly, I think he 217 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: hit on the answer, because look, he's had a no hitter. 218 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: Shaw had two runs during his career where he went 219 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: hitless for over thirty seven ings, had a forty one 220 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,719 Speaker 1: innings scoreless streak, And you know, clearly you gotta do 221 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 1: that if you want to be a Dodger all time great, right, 222 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: because that's what all the greats do, and give you 223 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: a big scoreless inning streak, but him coming out of 224 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: the bullpen in the in the twenty sixteen playoffs to 225 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: get the final outs in a winner go home situation 226 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 1: against the Nationals. When ken Lee Jansen came in in 227 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: the eighth inning and ran out of gas, walked the 228 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,560 Speaker 1: first two guys. In the ninth inning, You're thinking, Oh, 229 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: my goodness, what's gonna happen here? Like the Dodgers shouldn't 230 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 1: be in this situation against the Nationals and they should 231 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: be going on. And there's just something about a great 232 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: starting pitcher coming in out of the bullpen, and I 233 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: remember the excitement of seeing him come out. It's the 234 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: only save in Clayton Kershaw's career. He gets the final 235 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: two outs of the game, and I think it was 236 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:56,559 Speaker 1: like six or seven pitches. Daniel Murphy's one of the 237 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: most dangerous hitters in baseball at that point. He gets in, 238 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: he gets the final batter, and the Dodgers go on 239 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: to the NLCS, and it was I remember it being 240 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: such a charged moment. I think he pitched the game before, 241 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: if I'm not mistaken, Like the game before two or 242 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: two days before he had pitched, and here he is. 243 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: I can come out, I can give you the rest 244 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: of this inning. There is just something about that. And look, 245 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 1: you had Madison Bumgarner take it to incredible sublime levels 246 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,320 Speaker 1: when he comes out for what was it, seven innings 247 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,200 Speaker 1: of relief to win the World Series over the Royals 248 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: twenty I mean that was a big thing. But to 249 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: see Kershaw come out and do that again the only 250 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:35,599 Speaker 1: save of his career, Like, that's what I think back to. 251 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: Just I remember the energy of the moment of seeing Wow, 252 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 1: Kershaw coming in to save this game. I mean it 253 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: was one of those you lose your mind moments as 254 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: a baseball fan to sy. 255 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 3: It well, whenever you go against the grain, right, I 256 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:54,079 Speaker 3: mentioned Linzkum before the Bumgarner, like those playoff moments that 257 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:58,079 Speaker 3: create legends and opportunities and you know, the pinch hit 258 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 3: home runs like things like that that are just all right. 259 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 3: We go think through our sports watching so linearly that 260 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 3: when you have this jarring piece of wow, they're gonna 261 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 3: use that guy. Okay, let's see how it goes, because 262 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 3: you have no idea, right how they're gonna react to 263 00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 3: a situation that they have not done, you know, since 264 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 3: they were probably much much younger, maybe back in high 265 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 3: school relieving for Matthew Stafford. I don't know. 266 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: But all of that. 267 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 3: To say that there's just so many moments with this guy. 268 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: It's eighteen years. 269 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:34,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, like he is for I think most folks, the Dodgers, 270 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 3: like you look at their history. 271 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: There's a lot of stars. 272 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 3: But a lot of that. You know, you go back 273 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:43,719 Speaker 3: to the origin stories in Brooklyn. Obviously you have Drysdale 274 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 3: and Coofax, and then you've got a lot of guys 275 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,839 Speaker 3: that were great Piazza and Garvey and Say and all 276 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 3: those guys that come through. But then it goes straight 277 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 3: to Kershaw for two decades. 278 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 1: It's crazy. Now I ask you this big question. Yeah, obviously, 279 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: Claytonshaw first ballot Hall of Famer. Does the voter who 280 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: didn't vote for each Row, does the voter who didn't 281 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 1: vote for Peter not vote for Kershaw on the first ballot. 282 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 3: There'll be a few that won't because they'll cite the postseason. 283 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, oh yeah, yeah. 284 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 3: I don't matter what happens this postseason. We're doing the 285 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 3: show today here on September nineteenth. I can't do If 286 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 3: people had to vote right now, they'd say no, no, no, 287 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 3: he was not clutch when it mattered. 288 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I can't vote for him at all. 289 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: He's gonna vote for him in. 290 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 3: Good conscience because you know, he was just a five 291 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 3: hundred pitcher in the postseason. 292 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: He's struggling getting that seventy five percent because of the postseason. Wow. 293 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: I didn't see that coming. But all right, well, we'll 294 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: keep you update. Maybe next year. Maybe next year for 295 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: Clayton Kirkshaw. 296 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 3: I'm not saying it's critical mass of twenty five percent, 297 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 3: but I guarandamnt it'll be more than one guy. You 298 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 3: got it. You got an honest vote from folks. That's 299 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 3: exactly the only thing they can put their hat on. 300 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: Who exit out about Afrasca exit swollen down the Jason 301 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: Smith Show with my best friend Mike Harmon, So we'll 302 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: have more on kersh Off he talks after the game, 303 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,280 Speaker 1: we'll bring it to you. But coming up next, our 304 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: Football Friday continues. We preview some of the biggest games 305 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: of the weekend, give you bold predictions. 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Clayton Kersher had his final start tonight. The 321 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: Dodgers won. Good Night, Jason and Mike Uh. Clayton Kershaw 322 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: final start as a Dodger tonight, four and a third innings, 323 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford on hand, his wife and family on hand, 324 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: everybody on hand. Dave Roberts gets a standing ovation when 325 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: he takes Clayton Kershaw out of a game, which is 326 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: really shocking for Dave Roberts, and really I really kind 327 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: of wanted to see Kershaw saying, no, I got this. 328 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: I'm coming off the mound, the under I got this. 329 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: You go back. If Blake Snell can send you back, 330 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: I can send you back because I wanted to do 331 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: that in my whole career, Dave. I wanted you to 332 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: come and you come out and take me off. I 333 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 1: want to be that guy. And Blake did it, and 334 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: I'm kind of mad about that. It's Blake's fault. Don't 335 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: blame Blake, but I wanted to Blake snell it, and 336 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: Blake Snell did it like three days ago. So I'm 337 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: doing it now. Dave, go back in that dugout. Send 338 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,679 Speaker 1: Henriquez back. You got back into that bullpen, and you 339 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: run fast. You know, you don't go back like Vessie 340 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:15,439 Speaker 1: where he's shaking his head. You run back to that bullpen. 341 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,400 Speaker 1: I'm Clayton Bleeving kershaw Man. 342 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 3: I got nine more pitches than me. I'm only at 343 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 3: ninety one. Ye yeah, Okay, get your ass back. 344 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: In the dugout. 345 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 3: I gotta make this game official. Let's go. Boy, What 346 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:31,960 Speaker 3: an ovation, What a moment. Dave roberts about the only 347 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 3: time he'll ever be cheered coming out to get to 348 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 3: get a picture. 349 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:38,239 Speaker 1: Yeah. No, usually not usually he's not. He comes out, 350 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: you know what, what does he say, like, I'm the 351 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: grim Reaper. I come out and it's like, hey, you know, 352 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: I understand that no one likes it, you know. I mean, 353 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,720 Speaker 1: if if it was someone else other than Dave Roberts 354 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: managing the Dodgers the last ten years, it would be 355 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: And how about this the Dodgers. Some they have fourteen 356 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,919 Speaker 1: no hitters in the last ten years. Boy, I'll tell 357 00:17:56,960 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 1: you love the fact that their manager will stay in nattingly, 358 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: will allow them to just stay in the game and 359 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,160 Speaker 1: throw one hundred and fifty one hundred and sixty pitches, 360 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: but they get the no hitters. Boy, look at that's 361 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,480 Speaker 1: some kind of achievement. There's the question your's removed. 362 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 3: Now many of these guys no longer pitching in Major 363 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 3: League Baseball. Maybe they never got that big moment. Do 364 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 3: you think if you ask them in just the right circumstance, 365 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 3: are you still pissed at Dave for taking me out 366 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 3: in the seventh Of course. 367 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: I think any pitcher that gets taken out in that 368 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 1: kind of situation at the end of their career goes 369 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,679 Speaker 1: that was my chance to be immortal, Like that was 370 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 1: my one thing, and I would think about that every 371 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,199 Speaker 1: day and have a great bat instead. I think of 372 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:39,880 Speaker 1: every day about how you took me out of that game. 373 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 1: I didn't get a chance to pitch a no hitter. 374 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 3: Do you still get to side baseballs? Would have been 375 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 3: a no hitter, but Dave took me out. 376 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:47,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, he did. 377 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:47,920 Speaker 6: Yes. 378 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,120 Speaker 1: Inscription and Dave Roberts just signs at g R. What's 379 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: gr Grim Reaper? Oh right, right right, I got that. 380 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:55,919 Speaker 3: Okay, he just has a stamp with a picture of 381 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 3: the Grim Reaper. I'm not even signing his name anymore. 382 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,400 Speaker 1: Now before we get to the NFL, this quick note 383 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:03,919 Speaker 1: here because I'll tell you this right now to make 384 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: this bold prediction ahead of times big. In the WNBA tonight, 385 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 1: the defending champion Liberty are out right. They lose to 386 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: the Mercury seventy nine seventy three. Thomas has a triple double, 387 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 1: which is a phenomenal accomplishment. This is now the second 388 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,640 Speaker 1: of the top seeds to fall in the last couple 389 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:24,959 Speaker 1: of days, right, the Dream fall of the Fever and 390 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,440 Speaker 1: now the Liberty fall of the Mercury. And I'll tell 391 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 1: you two things that are gonna happen for next year 392 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:32,440 Speaker 1: for the playoffs, one hundred percent. Number one, everything's gonna 393 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: go to a best three out of five because finishing 394 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: ahead in the standings you should have a little bit 395 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 1: more that Well, it's a three game series, like it's 396 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 1: a little club. Anybody can win that. It's a little close. 397 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:42,760 Speaker 1: But you're also going to find a way to do 398 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: stuff more geographically making sense, because there's no way it 399 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,199 Speaker 1: makes sense to have New York and Phoenix play in 400 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 1: the first round. I mean, come on, especially three game series. 401 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: You're flying in, flying back flying in flying back flying. 402 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 1: That's just dumb, right, So the two things that will 403 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,360 Speaker 1: happen because you could do it. WNBA is popular now 404 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: you can have the best three out of five. It's 405 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 1: it's it's big enough for it. You don't have as 406 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: many teams in the playoffs. You can do that, and 407 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 1: uh yeah, they'll find a way geographically to make it 408 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: work a little bit better as stuff that makes sense 409 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: because something like this that's just again, this is NHL 410 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty where they would just see the teams one 411 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: through sixteen, regardless as to what I mean think about 412 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:24,400 Speaker 1: this is how it worked in the NHL forty years ago. 413 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: Like one through the Like I remember going through the 414 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,440 Speaker 1: standings and going okay, the Islanders have the most points? 415 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 1: Who has the second most point? In time? And I 416 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: go okay, So the Islanders will play the Kings in 417 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:35,640 Speaker 1: the first round. So it's gonna be the team's traveling 418 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: three thousand miles for two to two and one Like 419 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: that makes no sense, and that's something that's forty years old. 420 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 1: Like this is how the WNBA does it. Those two 421 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 1: changes will be made easy for next season. 422 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, what do we have five more teams coming on 423 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 3: tap right in the next five years, four to five years, 424 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:53,120 Speaker 3: so we'll get us out to eighteen split conferences nine 425 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 3: and nine, bing bang boom, geographic. 426 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: We move on. 427 00:20:56,880 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 3: So uh, it'll fix the glitch the hype for growth 428 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 3: of this. You know, they probably should have looked at 429 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 3: this schedule, but again they were They're also scheduling their 430 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 3: first playoff games against an NFL Sunday in September. Hey, 431 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 3: maybe one of these schedules, baby. But that's the point 432 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 3: I was trying to make, is they weren't. They weren't 433 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 3: looking ahead enough to realize, wait a minute, that's a 434 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 3: Sunday in September and They've done a great job. And 435 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 3: that's the thing that I think has been lost in 436 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 3: with Caitlin Clark having missed all the time she did 437 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 3: with Angel Reese and her fighting with her team and 438 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 3: the missing time due to injury. 439 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: All of that stuff. 440 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 3: Is that ratings and volume of people in stadiums, in 441 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 3: the arenas, it's all gone up. Now you just need 442 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 3: to go back and uh well, I think it was 443 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 3: another Herm Edwards ism, right, It's like everybody can sweep 444 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 3: the middle of the floor. I need you to work 445 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 3: in the damn corners. I need you to go get 446 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 3: the cob webs. I need you to go get the. 447 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,160 Speaker 1: Rest of that. And that's where the w N Bay 448 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: they get weak the middle of the floor. They got 449 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:06,359 Speaker 1: to get the rest of it. No sure. Now coming 450 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: up in ninety seconds, we take a look at some 451 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: of the biggest games in the NFL this week and 452 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 1: is a Football Friday preview and prognostications the rest of 453 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 1: the show. But first it's special delivery. Steve to say. 454 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: It will take you through everything that happened tonight the 455 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 1: night in sports. Of course, no moment bigger tonight. We've 456 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 1: been talking about it a lot than Juan Soto's three 457 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,879 Speaker 1: run homer career high in home runs for him, the 458 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:34,159 Speaker 1: Mets win again. Steve has the details on that more run. 459 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 8: Okay, let's just get it out of our system here. 460 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 8: Red still two games out of the last wild car 461 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,879 Speaker 8: behind the Mets Diamondbacks loss. They're three back in the race. 462 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 8: Giants now four back in the race. By the way, 463 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 8: Mets and Reds each one at home, Giants are at 464 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 8: Dodger Stadium all weekend. This might be a lost weekend 465 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 8: for them, as crowded as it is for the last playoffs. 466 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:59,360 Speaker 1: But they're cooked. Their four games out, I mean three 467 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 1: teams ahead of the They're cooked. And in the. 468 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 8: Ends standings too. The Padres are four games out now. 469 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:08,359 Speaker 8: They lost at the White Sox tonight four White Sox, 470 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,159 Speaker 8: ending a six game losing streak. 471 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:11,960 Speaker 1: Now, all of a sudden, the Mets are only three 472 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: games behind the Padres for the second wild card now 473 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 1: look out, and. 474 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 8: The Dodgers beat San Francisco six to three. So how 475 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 8: about this. These two franchises head to head all time 476 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 8: in the regular season tied one thousand, two hundred and 477 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:33,640 Speaker 8: eighty seven wins each with nineteen ties. After tonight Apparently, 478 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 8: it's the first time the Dodger Giant head to head 479 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:39,919 Speaker 8: series has been tied since eighteen ninety six, So there. 480 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: Really yes, wow, was that a Sarah that sounds like 481 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:43,400 Speaker 1: a Sarah Langston? 482 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 8: She got it from the Elias Sportsborough, but yes, she 483 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 8: did pass it along. Sho Heo Tani tonight with the 484 00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:51,240 Speaker 8: go ahead three run homer his fifty second, and yes, 485 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 8: the Dodgers mathematically clinched a playoff spot with Arizona's home 486 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 8: loss eight two to Philadelphia. It was three to two 487 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 8: going to the eighth. The Dodgers, with now the four 488 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 8: game lead in the division. Clayton Kershaw threw ninety one 489 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,360 Speaker 8: pitches tonight as the starter and what might have been 490 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 8: his last start at Dodger Stadium. He's retiring after this season. 491 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 8: His career ERA against the Giants was two point eight 492 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 8: going into tonight four and a third innings. He did 493 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 8: allow a leadoff homer, six strikeouts four walks. He's ten 494 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 8: and two after the no decision. Saint Louis beat Milwaukee 495 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:27,159 Speaker 8: and Cincinnati over the Cubs. Red's hit five homers in 496 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,479 Speaker 8: fact in a seven to four win against the Cubs. 497 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 8: The regular season ends a week from Sunday, Miami won 498 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 8: in twelve innings at Texas. Colorado sent the Angels to 499 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 8: an eighth straight loss. Seattle is alone and first in 500 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 8: the AL West game ahead of Houston after winning at 501 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 8: Houston for nothing. Mariners hit four solo homers. Houston had 502 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 8: only three hits in the game. Ace of the staff 503 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 8: Brian Woo fifteen and seven for the Mariners. He threw 504 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 8: five shot out innings with seven strikeouts, but left tonight 505 00:24:56,359 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 8: starts with pectoral tightness. They say. Cleveland has won eight 506 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:02,400 Speaker 8: in a row. It got two in the eight two 507 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 8: runs in the ninth to win six to two at Minnesota. 508 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:08,479 Speaker 8: Guardians have won thirteen of fourteen and they're only two 509 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 8: and a half back in the first place Tigers in 510 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 8: the AL Central. Tigers have lost seven of eight and 511 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 8: they play at Cleveland starting Tuesday. The final week of 512 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 8: the season, Detroit was beaten at home ten one by 513 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,440 Speaker 8: the Braves tonight, the loss to veteran Charlie Morton, who 514 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,399 Speaker 8: was down six to nothing pretty quickly. Boston got a 515 00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:29,119 Speaker 8: win from Garrett Crochet and eleven to seven victory at 516 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:32,200 Speaker 8: Tampa Bay, while Toronto and the Yankees each loss that Toronto. 517 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:36,640 Speaker 8: Loss was twenty to one. At Kansas City College football 518 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 8: on Fox TV saw Iowa get two touchdowns in the 519 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 8: last six minutes to win at Rutgers thirty eight twenty eight. 520 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 8: Each team is three to one. Tulsa wanted Oklahoma State 521 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 8: nineteen to twelve. It was nineteen to three to start 522 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 8: the fourth quarter. In the WNBA Playoffs, the first round 523 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:54,160 Speaker 8: is over Phoenix at home. Eliminated New York seventy nine 524 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 8: seventy three Breanna Stewart thirty points in the loss. Their 525 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:59,960 Speaker 8: postseason has three rounds. We had the best of three 526 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 8: first round. As you mentioned, it's a best of five 527 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 8: as the semi start on Sunday, and then it will 528 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 8: be a best of seven finals. But the w NBA 529 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:11,400 Speaker 8: finals will be opening opposite Major League Baseball's wild Card 530 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:16,120 Speaker 8: series in the NFL, and etcetera, etcetera. Commander's quarterback jad 531 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 8: And Daniels out this weekend with a spray knee. Quarterback 532 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 8: of the Bengals Joe Burrow had his toe surgery today. 533 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 8: Broncos tight end Evan Ingram out with a bad back. 534 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 8: He missed practice all week. Seattle running back Zach Sharbine 535 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 8: is doubtful for the weekend with a foot injury, Packers 536 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 8: tight end Tucker Craft questionable with the knee injury, Colts 537 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 8: tight end Tyler Warren questionable with a toe injury, and 538 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:40,879 Speaker 8: the Falcons released kicker Young way Ku and gave kicker 539 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 8: Parker Romo a two year deal. 540 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: Back to you, Well, when you kick five field goal Stevos, 541 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: sometimes that happens for you. Hey, great day, got that 542 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: Romo kid? Uh yeah, Well, had to make sure we'll 543 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 1: get we'll get. We already have a good kicker, but 544 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: I figure we get another one playing both the same time. 545 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,080 Speaker 3: It's more guys for Dak to throw the football. 546 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 8: And so pretty soon the Falcons kicker will be on 547 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 8: a trip mid season to Mexico and. 548 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 1: They'll call him Parker Cabo. Thank you, Steve. I have 549 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:16,199 Speaker 1: a great weekend, my friend. So big games in the 550 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 1: NFL this weekend. Look, we broke down Dallas and Chicago, 551 00:27:20,240 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: a couple of big ones to get to here. And 552 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:27,120 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what This is my AFC Championship game preview. 553 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 1: Because I've told you Broncos and the Chargers from the 554 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: beginning of the season, Denver needs more time to gel. 555 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:37,199 Speaker 1: They're not quite there. Their defense is close, their offense 556 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:39,360 Speaker 1: a little bit more work. They have some new pieces 557 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:42,680 Speaker 1: to figure out. You know, Evan Angram is hurt hasn't 558 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 1: quite been the joker they thought he'd be. The first 559 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: couple of weeks of the season. They're still figings Franklin 560 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 1: gonna be their number two receiver. So this is not 561 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,359 Speaker 1: quite the team they're gonna be middle of the season, 562 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:53,679 Speaker 1: right But I have no doubt that the Broncos are 563 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:57,360 Speaker 1: gonna get there because they're that well coached. I am 564 00:27:57,400 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: buying on the Chargers to keep things rolling. This is 565 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 1: a team right now that is the best Charger team 566 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 1: since the mid two thousands with Rivers and LT and 567 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:11,160 Speaker 1: Sean Merriman and Antonio Cromarti. This is how good. They're 568 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: the best and most well coached team since in nearly 569 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 1: twenty years since they were a yearly threat to go 570 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:21,399 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl. And mainly the big thing this week, 571 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:24,479 Speaker 1: justin Herbert is playing better at a higher level than 572 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:28,200 Speaker 1: bo Nicks. You do not get well against the Charger defense, 573 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 1: because the Charger defense is a top three unit in 574 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 1: the NFL, and everybody's kind of finding that out now. 575 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: The Chargers keep the good times going. I told you 576 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 1: how much I like them before the season. After this week, 577 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: it's gonna be Wow. The Chargers might be Super Bowl favorites. 578 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: That's what's gonna happen this weekend. Give me the Chargers 579 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,719 Speaker 1: over the Broncos, and I'll give you this Bowld prediction. 580 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: Chargers running backs team up to run for over one 581 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: hundred yards in their quote breakout game. I gotta say 582 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 1: running backs because right now, Justin Herbert's the number two 583 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,920 Speaker 1: rusher on the Chargers, So it's Chargers backs. Like Naji 584 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 1: Harris starts getting untracked of, Marian Hampton gets untracked a 585 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: little bit. They both go for all over one hundred yards. 586 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 1: I like the under in this game. I don't see 587 00:29:08,440 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 1: this game being a ton of points. I like the 588 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 1: Chargers in like a twenty to thirteen, twenty to sixteen 589 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:15,440 Speaker 1: kind of game. They go to three and zero. 590 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 3: Kind of fun, fun game here early in the season. 591 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 3: Third straight division game for the Chargers. They're the better 592 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 3: squad right now. Curious to see how much the defense 593 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:30,440 Speaker 3: changes up with no Khalil Mack. Eventually he'll come back. 594 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 3: But I'm not trying to rhyme, but the Olbow injury, 595 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:36,840 Speaker 3: not season ending, but on the shelf for a bit. 596 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 3: Three is the home home field advantage as it were, 597 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 3: Chargers by three forty six is the total. I'm going 598 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 3: under this total because I don't think Denver's offense is 599 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 3: mustering that much. Be curious to see how much Herbert 600 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 3: with the deep threats, when you look at what Johnston's 601 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 3: starting to become a little more consistency down field, to 602 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 3: whether they start pulling the strings a little bit. There 603 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 3: no green laws something at Steve had advised they had 604 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 3: a pretty long injury list, a bunch of guys upgraded 605 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 3: to full participants on Friday. But we're in week three, man, 606 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:14,320 Speaker 3: and you're already citing half of your defense on the 607 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 3: injury report. Now, since you did mention odds, let's go 608 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 3: to the AFC Championship odds for a moment. Shall we 609 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:24,760 Speaker 3: your favorites from after last night plus two twenty five 610 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 3: the Buffalo Bills, followed closely there by the Ravens at 611 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 3: plus two forty, and then we have two teams tied 612 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:36,680 Speaker 3: at plus seven hundred, the Jets or Chargers, oh no, 613 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 3: you're Chargers, and the Kansas City Chiefs. Chiefs had started 614 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,960 Speaker 3: the season at plus three fifty or plus three seventy five. 615 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:47,560 Speaker 3: For what it's worth now to make you feel slightly better, 616 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:52,960 Speaker 3: you're not the worst odds. Oh okay, AFC, you're tied 617 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 3: for the second worst odds. 618 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: Oh one hundred and fifty to. 619 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 3: One are the Dolphins and Jets? 620 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:02,960 Speaker 1: Oh wow, well the Dolphins actually, well they have more 621 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,520 Speaker 1: losses than everybody, So I get that. I mean maybe 622 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 1: that'll switch on Sunday when the Jets go to zero 623 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 1: and three. 624 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 3: And the Browns at plus two hundred two plus two 625 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 3: plus twenty thousand, I should say so two hundred to one. 626 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 1: Uh, let's stay in Los Angeles where the Rams and 627 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:22,720 Speaker 1: the Eagles. Another incredible game this week. And I told 628 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 1: you I've been buying on the Rams all year. I 629 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:26,880 Speaker 1: don't care how the Rams are winning games early. All 630 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: they got to do is win early. They saw last 631 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 1: year saying we got to get that game in LA 632 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 1: instead of in Philadelphia. Doesn't matter how we win games early. 633 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: We usually just don't win early. We go from a 634 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:39,680 Speaker 1: team saying we need to be blown up and start 635 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:42,240 Speaker 1: over the first six weeks to the last six weeks 636 00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:44,960 Speaker 1: are we're the best team in the NFL, So it 637 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:47,600 Speaker 1: doesn't matter how the Rams win. They just have to 638 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: win their defensive lights out. They are finding ways to 639 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: do it. Philadelphia hasn't looked great so far. They've they've 640 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 1: played just well enough to win against a Cowboys team 641 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:01,880 Speaker 1: that's not very good. Again, it's a Chiefs team at home, 642 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 1: a little bit better obviously, but they needed a big 643 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 1: drop by Travis Kelcey to win this game. Doesn't mean 644 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,000 Speaker 1: the Eagles are terribly but they're a team coming off 645 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:10,800 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. You expect them to be a little 646 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:13,600 Speaker 1: bit sluggish to start out the season. But give me 647 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: the Rams in a revenge game, a late defensive stand 648 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,200 Speaker 1: to win because they're still trying to figure out how 649 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 1: to get going offensively. And look, it's just not gonna 650 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 1: be the same year for Saquon Barkley, right, not that 651 00:32:25,760 --> 00:32:28,360 Speaker 1: he's suddenly awful or suddenly he's a but when you 652 00:32:28,480 --> 00:32:30,960 Speaker 1: come off a year of four hundred touches, I mean 653 00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:33,240 Speaker 1: just go back and look, no matter what running back 654 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 1: you are, you come off a season of four hundred touches, 655 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: that next year ain't gonna be so great. You're gonna 656 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 1: gonna take a while coming back from that. That's a 657 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 1: lot to go through, and that's what Barkley went through. 658 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: It's been tough sledding for him so far. It's gonna 659 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 1: continue to be tough sledding with this Rams defense. And 660 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what, I'll give you a Bowl prediction 661 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:55,120 Speaker 1: for Sunday as well. Barkley under sixty yards rushing his 662 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:59,000 Speaker 1: tough twenty twenty five continues, Rams win, and all of 663 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 1: a sudden, we're talking about maybe the Rams and the 664 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:03,040 Speaker 1: Chargers are going to the Super Bowl this year. 665 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 3: Rams plus nine point fifty to win the NFC at 666 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 3: last look decided marked improvement Packers currently the favorite to 667 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:17,280 Speaker 3: hoist the trophy and head to Levi's Stadium. Now, when 668 00:33:17,280 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 3: we look at this one, what I was curious about 669 00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:23,320 Speaker 3: with the Rams is the infusion of Blake Korum into 670 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 3: things last week, and I love that going forward, a 671 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:30,760 Speaker 3: little thunder and lightning kind of situation. Yes, if you're 672 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:33,440 Speaker 3: a fantasy owner of Kira and Williams, you are a 673 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 3: little bit salty based on that, but it's good for business, 674 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 3: it's good for longevity to go in and try to 675 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:44,440 Speaker 3: tenderize the heart of that Philadelphia defense. Set up some 676 00:33:44,520 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 3: play action and some opportunities downfield. Devanta Adams has been 677 00:33:47,840 --> 00:33:51,720 Speaker 3: fantastic and I think he feasts against whoever they run 678 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 3: out as the second cornerback. That's the matchup that you 679 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 3: hang a star on, right. Pukin da Kua will draw 680 00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 3: a lot of Mitchell and they'll chase each other they're 681 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,840 Speaker 3: around the field. But that means the number two option, 682 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 3: maybe the tight ends a little bit get involved and 683 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:09,160 Speaker 3: you see them make Hey that way, I think Philly 684 00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:12,400 Speaker 3: wins the game narrowly. I'll take the Rams plus the 685 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 3: three and a half and I'm taking the under on 686 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:17,680 Speaker 3: this forty four and a half. I'm pushing underneath. I 687 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:21,640 Speaker 3: think both defenses solid. I think your Barkley analysis spot 688 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 3: on goes to some of the You also need him 689 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:28,480 Speaker 3: around come January, coming off of that huge workload and 690 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 3: what he'd been through with the Giants before that. That's 691 00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:34,000 Speaker 3: a lot of carries on the body. So you're trying 692 00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:36,440 Speaker 3: to be judicious. What I will be curious to see 693 00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:39,719 Speaker 3: do we get a penalty on a push toush right, 694 00:34:39,719 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 3: trying to figure out odds on that, because I mean 695 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:44,200 Speaker 3: that kind of changes, like we talked about here yesterday. 696 00:34:44,239 --> 00:34:46,919 Speaker 3: You can go find the podcast does that change whether 697 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:49,319 Speaker 3: you need to outlaw it, if officials actually have the 698 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:52,320 Speaker 3: guts to throw a flag on it. But it changes 699 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:55,560 Speaker 3: down in distance whatever. But the downfield passing game, I 700 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 3: got to see something from the Eagles here at some point, 701 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:00,160 Speaker 3: don't I. I mean, god, it will be that on 702 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:00,640 Speaker 3: this week. 703 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 4: But A J. 704 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:04,400 Speaker 3: Brown and Devonte Smith, I mean DeVante Smith doing all 705 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:06,200 Speaker 3: sorts of great things off the field. You can read 706 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:09,480 Speaker 3: about that, but like it's just a it's just a 707 00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:10,960 Speaker 3: tough time. They're both gonna be sitting there. 708 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:14,920 Speaker 1: They're gonna have a book club before long exit out 709 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 1: about a Fresca exit swollen down. The Jason Smith Show 710 00:35:17,719 --> 00:35:21,120 Speaker 1: with my best friend Mike Harmon. Coming up next, we 711 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:23,960 Speaker 1: put a bow on the biggest story in sports tonight. 712 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:28,120 Speaker 1: The moment that Clayton Kershaw, his final moment on the 713 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:32,200 Speaker 1: mound reminded me of and it's really weird and crazy 714 00:35:32,600 --> 00:35:35,680 Speaker 1: that this is what it's comparable to. That's next right here, 715 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:37,400 Speaker 1: Jason and Mike Fox Sports Radio. 716 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Jason Smith 717 00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 2: Show with Mike Harmon weekdays at ten pm Eastern, seven 718 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:48,880 Speaker 2: pm Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app Fox. 719 00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 1: Sports Radio, The Jason Smith Show with my best friend 720 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:58,760 Speaker 1: Mike Harmon. Oh, the final Dodger Stadium start for Clayton Kershaw, 721 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:02,279 Speaker 1: maybe his final game, because see what happens the next 722 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,560 Speaker 1: couple of weeks. Will he really start next week? Will 723 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:08,600 Speaker 1: he pitch in the playoffs? But we saw him tonight 724 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 1: four and a third innings, and just like for strikeout 725 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:18,719 Speaker 1: number three thousand, he gets a little bit of a 726 00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:21,400 Speaker 1: favor done for him by the home plate umpire because 727 00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:24,319 Speaker 1: boy did that pitch look low. But here, you know, 728 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:28,720 Speaker 1: the final pitch of the night for Clayton Kershaw, maybe 729 00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:31,520 Speaker 1: his final pitch ever at Dodger Stadium. Who knows if 730 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:33,240 Speaker 1: we're going to see him when we see him again. 731 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:37,200 Speaker 1: But here's how it sounded on Apple TV, kind. 732 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:40,040 Speaker 5: Of beaten one of the biggest opponents. Strike three called, 733 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:46,000 Speaker 5: and Devers goes down looking six strikeouts for Kershaw, that 734 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:46,920 Speaker 5: one coming on a. 735 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 2: Fastball, and here comes Dave Roberts. 736 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:53,399 Speaker 1: That was it on Apple TV again, Apple TV, Hey, wow, 737 00:36:53,440 --> 00:36:55,680 Speaker 1: a little bit more pageantry, guys, like a pretty big deal, 738 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:58,680 Speaker 1: greatest left handed pitch we've seen coming off the ground. Okay, 739 00:36:58,760 --> 00:36:59,680 Speaker 1: let's see a little bit more. 740 00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,319 Speaker 3: But He's fireworks in the second inning, brought to you 741 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:02,799 Speaker 3: by Apple. 742 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, we'll be back pitching change coming up, uh Bi 743 00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:08,400 Speaker 1: Henriquez coming in on the way out. There goes Kershaw 744 00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:11,560 Speaker 1: getting hugs from everybody. But it was really weird because 745 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:14,759 Speaker 1: you know, we talked earlier this hour about what Kershaw's 746 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:17,640 Speaker 1: signature moment is for his career, and it was so 747 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:20,399 Speaker 1: many of them. And look, I go back to it's 748 00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:22,640 Speaker 1: like everybody picking what their personal favorite was, and I 749 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:25,000 Speaker 1: go back to coming out of the pen to close 750 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:28,200 Speaker 1: out the Nationals in the twenty sixteen playoffs, just because 751 00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:30,799 Speaker 1: the energy of him coming out of the bullpen after 752 00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:33,040 Speaker 1: you had just pitched like the day before, had just 753 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:35,319 Speaker 1: started the day before to do it, it was such 754 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:38,160 Speaker 1: an incredible moment. But he's had so many of them. 755 00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:40,319 Speaker 1: And then you watch him come off the mound for 756 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:45,280 Speaker 1: the last time, hugging his teammates, hugging Dave Roberts, thanking 757 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:49,000 Speaker 1: Dave Roberts, waving to the crowd, hugging himself as if 758 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:52,440 Speaker 1: he wants to give the crowd a hug. I'll tell 759 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:55,200 Speaker 1: you what that moment reminded me of. It reminded me 760 00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:58,040 Speaker 1: and a lot of the career and the end of 761 00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:02,840 Speaker 1: his playing career of Kobe Bryant, right, because Kobe remember 762 00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:05,840 Speaker 1: the sixth, not the frenetic, because remember Kobe had sixty, 763 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:07,840 Speaker 1: and it was everybody was out of their minds the 764 00:38:07,840 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 1: way that game ended, Bud. 765 00:38:09,239 --> 00:38:11,480 Speaker 3: If we couldn't get anything done here, everybody was running 766 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:12,840 Speaker 3: out down the hallways. 767 00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:13,239 Speaker 1: Like get back there. 768 00:38:13,239 --> 00:38:15,200 Speaker 3: It actually get its highlight please. 769 00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:18,480 Speaker 1: I mean, he gives the mamba out speech and then 770 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:21,000 Speaker 1: it's the same thing. It's him coming off the floor 771 00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:23,359 Speaker 1: and hugging everyone and waving to the crowd, and he's 772 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:26,440 Speaker 1: got the towel around him and confetti is dropping and 773 00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:30,040 Speaker 1: he's waving to the crowd, and it really was the same. 774 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:33,600 Speaker 1: It was the same emotions as with Kersharks. It was 775 00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:36,640 Speaker 1: a career of Kobe where you know, pick your favorite 776 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:39,120 Speaker 1: moment for Kobe Bryant, right, Pick your favorite moment. Maybe 777 00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:41,879 Speaker 1: it's this game. Maybe it's sixty points in this game. 778 00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:44,400 Speaker 1: Pick your favorite Clayton Kershelm, maybe it's his final strike. 779 00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:47,000 Speaker 1: Maybe it's him walking off the floor here, right, I mean, 780 00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:50,520 Speaker 1: I mean it was it was so similar seeing here's 781 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:53,799 Speaker 1: a guy that had an incredible career in Los Angeles, 782 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:56,600 Speaker 1: same team, all the way through, and there's so many 783 00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:59,400 Speaker 1: moments to choose from, but him walking off the floor 784 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:03,040 Speaker 1: you'll always remember. And the same thing with Kershaw tonight, right, 785 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:05,919 Speaker 1: so many different moments, the forty one inning scoreless streak, 786 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:08,320 Speaker 1: the thirty seven inning scoreless streak, his no hit or 787 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:11,600 Speaker 1: whatever you want to say, and again walking off of 788 00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:14,040 Speaker 1: the same kind of ovation, the same kind of situation 789 00:39:14,120 --> 00:39:16,799 Speaker 1: where I guarantee you it was as electric in the 790 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:19,880 Speaker 1: stands at the end as it was when Kobe walked 791 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:22,839 Speaker 1: off for the final time. And again it was just 792 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:25,319 Speaker 1: so similar to see those things play out the way 793 00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:25,719 Speaker 1: they did. 794 00:39:26,400 --> 00:39:30,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's lifetime, right, Opportunities to go elsewhere, Rumors of 795 00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:33,799 Speaker 3: guys going elsewhere, forcing their way out, going back to 796 00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:37,000 Speaker 3: Kobe with Kershaw a couple of times where things that 797 00:39:37,120 --> 00:39:39,399 Speaker 3: dipped coming off injuries. Was he going to go back 798 00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:44,360 Speaker 3: to Texas? In the end? Storybook? Eighteen years and you 799 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:48,080 Speaker 3: finish this more smiles tonight that I think we've seen 800 00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:53,399 Speaker 3: outside of World series titles. Clayton Kershaw just an amazing night. 801 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,880 Speaker 1: Yeah. Look, and I know he's scheduled to pitch next week. 802 00:39:57,400 --> 00:39:59,719 Speaker 1: Maybe he does, Maybe we see him in the playoffs. 803 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:02,120 Speaker 1: You want the right thing. Dodgers have a lot of 804 00:40:02,120 --> 00:40:07,120 Speaker 1: starting pitchers now, so they're pitching, well, uh, piggyback with 805 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:11,120 Speaker 1: show hey Otani? How crazy would that from one Dodger 806 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:14,040 Speaker 1: star for eighteen years. It's almost be like a passing 807 00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:17,480 Speaker 1: of the torch. Otani piggybacking with Kershaw for a game. 808 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:19,600 Speaker 1: It's a big popular thing now. The teams are gonna 809 00:40:19,600 --> 00:40:21,800 Speaker 1: do if you're gonna see him pitch in the playoffs, 810 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:23,719 Speaker 1: and you want to, you know, figure out a great way, 811 00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:26,640 Speaker 1: a way to juice the team and and uh, when 812 00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:29,520 Speaker 1: you can guarantee see Clayton Kershaw, you could do worse 813 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:31,480 Speaker 1: than that for Otani for the first five inning. Says, 814 00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:33,640 Speaker 1: that's all you're gonna get really out of Otani first 815 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:35,680 Speaker 1: four or five. Go to Kershaw for the next four. 816 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:36,719 Speaker 1: Sign me up for that. 817 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:41,080 Speaker 3: I think you're just trying to make the term piggybacking happen. 818 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:43,520 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna have to make it happen, dude. It's 819 00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:45,360 Speaker 1: gonna be a thing. Man just says, you're. 820 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:48,800 Speaker 3: Really you're really pushing it. It's like it's like your. 821 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:52,000 Speaker 1: Fetch instead of instead of bullpen games. Oh, we can 822 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:54,360 Speaker 1: take two pitchers who can go through the lineup twice 823 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:56,000 Speaker 1: each and then we go to our go to the 824 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:59,120 Speaker 1: next guy out of the pen. Uh Tony piggyback Man 825 00:40:59,239 --> 00:41:03,799 Speaker 1: piggyback exit out Vita Fresca exit swollen Dome for Mike 826 00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:07,040 Speaker 1: Im Jason coming up next to's fn A on FSR. 827 00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:08,440 Speaker 1: This is Fox Sports Radio.